December 11, 2023

A message from Principal Vinten

Good Afternoon Manara STEM Families,

This week is the last week of our 3rd 6 week period. Report cards will go home the week of January 3 upon return from winter break. Remind your scholars to continue to try their best all the way up to the winter break, as teachers will be collecting items to finalize the 3rd 6 week report cards this week! Today the first STAAR Interim reports were sent home with scholars in grades 3-8. A note on how to read your child's STAAR Interim Report was included. Please reach out to your scholar's teacher with any questions regarding the interim reports.

Class parties will be held on Friday, December 15. Please reach out to your child's teacher with any questions you may have regarding party details.

Within the newsletter this week is a link to fill out a Parent Satisfaction Mid-Year Survey. Please take a few minutes to fill it out, as we are always looking for family input in order to create great growth within Manara!

Only 5 more school days until the Winter Break! Have a wonderful weekend!

#MAWAY!

Principal Vinten

The mission of Manara Academy is to provide students with a creative, adaptive and ethical environment to become knowledgeable inquirers and future leaders in a diverse and evolving global society where we master languages, honor cultural heritages, and respect diversity.

Penguin Patch!

We hope everyone had fun shopping at the Penguin Patch Shop this week! A big thank you to the PTO for putting on this event!

Parent Satisfaction Survey 2023-2024 Mid Year Survey

Please take a moment to click on the link and fill out the mid-year Manara Academy parent satisfaction survey. We value your input and appreciate the time you are taking to give us valuable feedback. Thank you to all who have already filled it out at the Family Fun Event last Thursday or earlier last week.

Manara Academy Parent Satisfaction Survey 2023-2024 Mid Year Survey

Arrival & Dismissal Procedures - review

Thank you for continuing to help keep our staff and scholars safe by following our school's arrival and dismissal procedures and protocols. Please remember to enter only from Collins Street and exit onto Sublett Rd. There are rare occasions where school traffic might need to be redirected in a different pattern, but unless directed, please follow the correct entrance and exit patterns. Please also remember that kindness is key. 😁 When we all follow the rules and take turns in line, the line runs much smoother and is much less stressful.

Also, friendly reminder that per district policy, scholars will not be able to be dismissed 30 minutes before dismissal (not after 3:00pm on Monday - Thursday and not after 12:30pm on Friday's). If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to Mrs. Vinten to discuss.

Your help and support is very much appreciated!

Uniforms - IMPORTANT!

All students should be in uniform. Any scholar who is out of uniform will sit in the front office area until a parent brings the correct uniform piece(s) or if a parent is unable to bring the uniform, the student will be given an in-school suspension that day. It is important all scholars are following the dress code that is within the Manara handbook.

Uniform expectations:

Manara logo navy blue or gray shirt
Navy blue or gray pants
Sweatpants and jeans are NOT acceptable uniform pants

If you have any questions regarding the uniform, please reach out to Mrs. Vinten.

As the weather gets cooler, scholars will still be going outside for PE and recess. Any type of jacket is fine for outside, but if they are wanting to wear it in the building, it must be SOLID NAVY OR SOLID GRAY in color. You can order uniform jackets, but solid navy or solid gray jackets do not have to have the Manara logo on them.